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Protests Are Just the Beginning; Change Will Come to Brazil (NYT Brazil Protests Debate in-depth response)

By Theresa Williamson • June 20, 2013

Clique aqui para Português June 19, 2013–CatComm Executive Director Theresa Williamson was invited to engage in a New York Times debate forum on the protests taking hold of Brazil. See original debate here with her response here. Full response follows: Anyone […]

#GentrificationWatch

Back to the future? Urban Transformation and Public Protest in Rio de Janeiro

By Matthew Richmond • June 19, 2013

Rio de Janeiro has arrived. Or at least that’s what the city’s authorities, and most of the international publicity the ‘Marvelous City’ has received in recent years, would have us believe. After decades of economic […]

#EvictionsWatch

Confederations Cup? No, It’s the Evictions Cup!

By Ciro Barros • Translation by Elizabeth Gladding • June 14, 2013

For the original article by Ciro Barros in Portuguese in Pública click here.  This Saturday, the Rio Popular Committee for the World Cup will host a football championship between members of communities threatened with or […]

#Rio2016

Most Deprived Areas of the City Have Lower Quality Public Spaces

By Arianne Reis • June 10, 2013

One of the most important requirements for the development of an active lifestyle is access to suitable sites for physical activity. Therefore, it is to be expected that the city of Rio de Janeiro, host […]

#EvictionsWatch

World Cup/Olympics Popular Committee Releases New Mega-Events and Human Rights Violations Dossier

By Kate Steiker-Ginzberg • May 23, 2013

Clique aqui para Português “Of course we’re talking about much more than a sporting event,” stated Orlando Santos Junior. “We are talking about a city project, a project of urban re-structuring which deserves to be […]

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